Put Simply

Despite all the doom and gloom of the global economy, there's one area where optimism is the name of the game: venture capital. This week, Erdem Koch and Ozan Ibrisim are joined by the General Partner and Founder of Aurelia Ventures and a LinkedIn Top Venture Capital Voice, Felix Kues.

We're standing at a pivotal moment in history, where new ideas and alternative approaches are emerging to address some of the world's pressing issues. One such concept gaining traction is Doughnut Economics. This week, Erdem Koch and Ozan Ibrisim are joined by Doughnut Economics Action Lab's Erinch Sahan.

In this episode of Put Simply, Ozan Ibrisim and Gavin Ryan are joined by Dr Lisa Plitt, to focus on unraveling the often-confusing terminology and acronyms used in discussions about sustainability and climate change.

It’s February, which means the holidays have well and truly faded, and the working year has sprung into focus. The mandatory meetings, juggling the school commitments for working parents, office politics, commuting, back-to-back Zoom calls... in many ways, the perfect recipe for stress and burnout.

On this episode of Put Simply, Erdem Koch and Ozan Ibrisim are joined by international speaker, coach and trainer, Jay Abbasi, to tackle the not-so romantic side of February.

What's behind the Lourve museum protestors' call for food security? Does their argument, that we need more healthy and sustainable food, have any merit? This week, we look at the critical challenge of feeding an ever-expanding global population.

Our guests are Duke Hipp, the executive director of public affairs and strategic partnerships at CroplifeAsia, and Chris Argent, the head of sustainability for Asia, Africa and Middle East at Syngenta.

This week on Put Simply, we shine the spotlight on Indonesia - the world’s third largest democracy and the largest Muslim majority country, where general elections are scheduled to be held on 14 February to elect the President, Vice Preside, and its parliament. Our guest is Abdul Malik Anwar Deen, Managing Director of CT Group Singapore, who has spent much of his professional life focused on Indonesia.

For so long, China has been the engine of global growth. But now, it’s in trouble. So, what does this all mean, and how concerned should the rest of us be? On this episode of Put Simply, we look at the troubles behind the world’s second largest economy. Our guest is investment manager and Aroca Group Adviser, Julian Chan Williamson.

On the first episode of Put Simply, we're joined by US political consultant and commentator Matthew Klink to ask: What are the Iowa caucuses that everybody is talking about? Why does it matter? How is it different from a regular primary? And what does Trump's win mean for the US presidential campaign?